Richard Renaldi
Touching Strangers
Aperture is a non profit foundation that was created in 1952, I'd say it has been very successful lasting this long! I enjoyed looking through all the postings, it took me a while to figure out which one I wanted to talk about. They post on a daily basis, but also have a magazine and publish books. Its primarily a photography blog and it has a vast diversity of photographers that it showcases.
The article that caught my eye was one by Richard Renaldi. He uses lots of, I'd say random people, for his photographs and each with a distinct story portrayed so well in his photos. The collection I chose is named Touching strangers. He selected random people in public places and with their permission asked them to pose together in a way that captures intimacy. I was shocked to see how everyone looked like they belonged with one another. The photographs made me look at the people around me and I asked myself how close I could get with them, before they thought I was weird. I also wanted to just go take pictures with random people and make it look like I was having a blast. Anyway, Renaldi is an expert and all of his collection (three of his collections have been published on aperture) are a thrill to look at. Below is a link to his website.
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